As ever, the Japanese capital suffers a shortage of space despite a low birth-rate and slowed permanent migration from outer-lying areas. Still, on a daily basis, the centre of the city receives a wave of daily commuters – workers and students – that swells the population by an additional 2.5 million people, a daily stampede that creates a real, frenetic rush hour and packed-to-the-brim metro trains.
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